A French Olympian showed the true spirit of the games Friday. World record holder Yohann Diniz was hit with a bout of the stomach bug, but carried on with the race anyway.
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The racewalker lost control of his bowels and soiled himself, but he kept going. He had the lead during the grueling four-hour walk, but things took a turn and he collapsed twice during the 50km walk (31 miles).
A camera caught something running down his legs during the race, but despite the not-so-pleasant moment, he managed to finish. Canada's Evan Dunfee stopped to help Diniz collect himself.
Diniz finished in eighth place. Slovakia's Matej Tóth took the gold.
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Despite the unfortunate finish, Twitter was full of support for Diniz.
https://twitter.com/franblandy/status/766651636806717440
https://twitter.com/_Tsonger/status/766649371660316673
https://twitter.com/Sheeg_/status/766642566242664448
https://twitter.com/Kavster34/status/766640735248605184
https://twitter.com/kit_messinger/status/766635358134083584
https://twitter.com/OliveLoughnane/status/766632815417065472
https://twitter.com/fabulous_ren/status/766654298788954112
https://twitter.com/lib2266/status/766640426308677633
(H/T: Daily Mail)
